VocabularyHSK 3 · core

比如

bǐrú

for example

Part of speech · verb / conjunction

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Examples

  1. 比如说苹果、香蕉。
    For example, apple and banana.
  2. 比如这个问题。
    Take this problem for instance.

Collocations

比如说比如…等例如比如

Mnemonic

比如 bǐrú "for example" — 比 (compare) + 如 (be like). More casual than 例如 lìrú or 譬如 pìrú. Often combined as 比如说 "for instance, …".

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